Revolving christmas tree and ferris wheel.



c. PPLASTERER. REVOLVING CHRISTMAS TREE AND FERRIS WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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s TREE sitin EE'ItRIs W Application filed A ril 6, 191d Seri e1lIo/553,828.

Tooll wlwin 'lt may concern. life it known that L'CHARLES PFLASTERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Valmeyenin the county of Monroe and StateofIllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inRevolving Christ mas Treesand Ferris Wheels; and I do herebydeelarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact-description of the invention, snchlas w-ill 'en'able others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. i 7 V Myinyention relates to new and useful im displaying devices and my object is'to provide means for mounting a tree and toys in such manner asjto display thc same. v A further object is to provide means for a ,.rotat1 ng said tree and the toys. and a still 20 further object is to provide suitable means for operating the devices upon which the tree and toys aresecured. i

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

The figure is -.a sectional View through a suitable support showing the manner of mounting and operating the various devices.

Referring to the drawingsinwhich similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a frame which is'constriu-tedin any preferred manner and preferably hollow and extending vertically through said frame is a shaft Z. the lower end of said shaft. being mounted in asuitable bearing'tl. while the upper end thereof is provided with a drum 4, which drum extends through an openin 5 in the upper-portion of the frame. (he provided at'its central portion with a socket 6, in which is adapted to be disposed the trunk of a tree 7 so that when the drum is rotated. the tree will be likewise rotated.

The opening 5 is larger than the drum 4 and the drum is held in proper alinement byv means of friction rollers 8. which are carried in suitable-brackets attached to that.

portion of theirame surrounding the drum. the rollers engaging the outer surfaee of the drum. and in this manner, the drum is not only held iproper alinementliut will more freely rotat The shaft 2 has a --sl|eave 9 attached theremeans of pulleys 17 dolls in the swings and to, around extends a driving belt- 10, the opposite end of the belt being directed Patented Feb. 28; 1911.

around a'pulley 11, which pulley is in turn 1 secured to the shaft 12 of any suitable form of spring motor 13 and by properly winding the mot-or through the medium of the crank 14, the drum and tree mounted thereon will be continuously rotatedfor a-considerable length of time.

In addition plurality of shafts 15 may be mounted in the frame; the upper ends of said shafts having pedestals 16 attached thereto upon which .toys 'or other articles may be placed when being displayed In order. to rotate said shafts, they are connected to the shaft 2 by and belts 18, so that said shafts and pedestals will be rotated to displaying the tree 7, a

simultaneously with the drum and tree. The

upper end of the driun 4 may also be vided with a. platform 19, ousartieles to be displayed maybe mounted. If desired, miniature swings 20 may 'be mounted in suitable frames 21 and positioned upon the frame 1' and with said swings may be provided a miniature Ferris wheel 22, said wheel and swings pro- is connected to the shaft. 12 of the motor through the medium of a belt 2 l and it will be readily seen that when the motor is in operation, the swings and Ferris wheel will likewise be operated. The. swings 20 are moved back and forth by providing the shaft 93 with cranks 95, links 26 extending from said cranks to the swings and by placing toys or other articles in the baskets of the Ferris wheel, an attractive display will be provided. It will likewise be seen that by trimming the tree in the nsual'manner, the same may be placed in a show window and the effect thereof rendered very z'itt-ractive by rotating the tree.

What. I claim is:

In a. revolving tree holder, the combination with a frame, of a vertical shaft'pivotally mounted at its lower endin said frame, means ,forrotating said shaft, a hollow cylinder secured on the upper end and in axial aliriement therewith, a display table secured on the top of said cylinder-and extending out beyond the walls of the'same, a tube extending tln'ough said table and to the bottom surface of said cylinder, and a upon which variin connection being controlled from a shaft 23, which sha ft of said shaft 4' plurality of friction rollers secured in said frame and so positioned to serve es journal for said cy1i nder',wher eby the cyhnder and tablewill be-relieved of the weight of they name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witriessesi 0 ARLES PELAST-ERER- 

